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Multiple IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents and one Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer
In this scenario, IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents are configured to forward events directly to either the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF or the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for SNMP.
This architecture eliminates the interaction with the hub monitoring server. If your environment uses firewalls, you must ensure any IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents and Netcool/OMNIbus probes can communicate with each other and are not restricted by the firewall. Because events are forwarded directly to Netcool/OMNIbus by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents, no bidirectional communication is required. Any actions taken on events through Netcool/OMNIbus are not forwarded back to the IBM Tivoli Monitoring agent.
The Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF supports both SSL and non-SSL connections with monitoring agents. To use an SSL connection, you must have version 12.0 or later of the probe.
You can configure the agents to send heartbeat events at regular intervals to Netcool/OMNIbus. You can enable heartbeat automation in the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer. By using heartbeat automation, a "Heartbeat Missing" event is opened if a heartbeat event is not received from an agent in the expected time frame. By enabling heartbeat automation, the Netcool/OMNIbus operator knows when a monitoring agent is not available. The heartbeat interval is configurable.
Figure 1. Multiple IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agents and one Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer
Uses
Use this scenario when you have agents that are not connected to IBM Tivoli Monitoring Server. You can also use this architecture if you want monitoring server connected agents to send their critical events to the Netcool/OMNIbus Objectserver. The agents can send events directly to the OMNIbus server through the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF or the Probe for SNMP.
- Installation and configuration for agents sending events to the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF
If you are installing IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Netcool/OMNIbus event integration for the first time, perform the tasks in this table.
- Installation and configuration if agents are sending events to the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for SNMP
If you are installing IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Netcool/OMNIbus event integration for the first time, perform the tasks in this table.
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